ADA – East Central University men's cross country and track & field junior Larry Filer has been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District 7 Men's Track/Cross Country team, selected by CoSIDA, for the second straight season.

The Wichita Falls, Texas, native currently boasts a 4.00 GPA in biology and has been a standout on the Tigers cross country and track & field teams for the last three seasons. Filer continues his academic honors for 2017-18 after being named ECU's Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

This year he had a strong performance at the cross country championships before tragically falling due to injury. He rebounded quickly and had a highlight year in track & field, earning the ECU Male Track Athlete of the Year award.

Filer ended his season at the Oxy Invitational in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:12.28), missing all-region honors and a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field championships less than a second.

He also earned two All-GAC honors, finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000 meters and was named a 2018 GAC Track & Field Elite Scholar-Athlete. In 2016-17 he also claimed All-GAC Second Team honors.

Filer was one of three, of the 12-member all-district team, from the Great American Conference and was one of six with a perfect 4.00 GPA.

First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® ballot, with Google Cloud Academic All-America teams announced in June.